Berk 86 11 Jul 95 573

Typological Description

Source: RRC 335/10a

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: 95 BCE - 92 BCE
• Denomination: Denarius
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Silver

• Authority

  • Issuer: L. Caecilius Metellus
  • • State: Roman Republic
  • Issuer: C. Publicius Malleolus
  • • State: Roman Republic
  • Issuer: A. Postumius Albinus

• Geographic

  • Mint: Rome

• Obverse

  • Legend: ROMA
  • Type: Laureate head of Apollo, right; behind, star with varying number of rays. Border of dots.
  • Symbol (Before): X (denominational mark)
  • Symbol (InField): Crescent
  • Portrait: Apollo

• Reverse

  • Legend: A·A͡LBINVS·S·F or A·ALBINVS·S·F
  • Type: Dioscuri watering horses at the Lacus Juturnae. Border of dots.
  • Portrait: Dioscuri

Administrative History

• Source

  • 11 Jul 1995: Harlan J. Berk Ltd. (Chicago, IL), Auction 86, 11 Jul 1995no. 573

Rights

• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States